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big data engineer

Learned from 12 real résumés for this role.

Across 12 real U.S. résumés for a big data engineer, the most distinctive skills are Azkaban, Hive Udf and Jsf Framework — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Azkaban
25% have it · 8107.9× vs average
Hive Udf
25% have it · 8107.9× vs average
Jsf Framework
25% have it · 3474.8× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

azkaban
8107.9×
25% · N=3
hive udf
8107.9×
25% · N=3
jsf framework
3474.8×
25% · N=3
cdh
2702.6×
25% · N=3
hibernate annotations
2702.6×
25% · N=3
star team
2702.6×
25% · N=3
mercury quality center
2027.0×
25% · N=3
ejbs
675.7×
25% · N=3
oozie
390.2×
75% · N=9
pig
343.8×
100% · N=12
ibm aix
608.1×
25% · N=3
hdfs
297.5×
100% · N=12
control-m
540.5×
25% · N=3
map reduce
540.5×
25% · N=3
spark streaming
528.8×
25% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

hadoop developer33% · N=3senior big data33% · N=3associate consultant33% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

senior hadoop developer13% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Big Data Engineer need?

In 12 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Azkaban (25% have it), Hive Udf (25% have it), Jsf Framework (25% have it), Cdh (25% have it), Hibernate Annotations (25% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Big Data Engineer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Hadoop Developer (33% of moves, N=3), Senior Big Data (33% of moves, N=3), Associate Consultant (33% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Big Data Engineer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Senior Hadoop Developer (13% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Big Data Engineer salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 12 of them are Big Data Engineer résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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